Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lavina M. Bossenberry

Female 1868 - 1960  (92 years)


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  • Name Lavina M. Bossenberry 
    Born 10 Jul 1868  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229271081 
    Name Lavina Bossenberger 
    Name Lavina M. Smith 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1940  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1943  66 Grand Ave. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-61600 
    Died 18 Aug 1960  [4
    Buried Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I61600  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father William Bossenberger,   b. 6 Jun 1821, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1872  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Lydia Gabel,   b. 9 Apr 1830, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1916, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F15448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis W. "Frank" Smith,   b. 18 Mar 1865, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1888  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Agnes Elizabeth Smith,   b. 17 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Florence Margaret Smith,   b. 3 Jan 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Rosabell Smith,   b. 14 Feb 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 87 years)
     4. Frances M. Smith,   b. 2 Feb 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Joseph Victor "Victor" Smith,   b. 19 Mar 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Charles Hubert Smith,   b. 15 Jan 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary Catherine Smith,   b. 26 Jun 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F16099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lavina M. Smith

      Mrs. Lavina. M. Smith, 93, of 34 Sixth Ave.; died Thursday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness.

      Born July: 16, 1867, in Zurich, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Bossenberry. She had lived in Kitchener for the past four years and was formerly a Galt resident.

      She was a member of St. Jerome's RC Church.

      Surviving are two sons, Victor Charles of Vancouver; five daughters, Mrs. Agnes. Kress, Mrs. Rose Murphy and Mrs. George (Frances) Hogan of Galt, Mrs. Edward (Mary) Hinsperger of Kitchener and Mrs. Florence Smith of Newark, N.J.; 13 grandchildren 18 greatgrandchildren.

      She was the last surviving member of her family. Her husband, Frank W. Smith, predeceased her.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited tonight at 8 o'clock. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Saturday at 8:30 a.m. followed by requiem high mass at St. Jerome's College Chapel at 9 a.m. Rev. C. A. Hauser will officiate and burial will be in St. Patrick's RC Cemetery, Galt.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Aug 19, 1960 Page 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-5 Page 8.

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 16.

    3. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 45.

    4. [S544] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic CC#4496.
      SMITH/ in loving memory of/ Frank W. SMITH/ Died Jan. 30, 1943 - in His 78th year/ His wife/ Lavina M. BOSSENBERRY/ Died Aug. 18, 1960 - in her 94th year/ R.I.P./

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Frank Smith
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 24 Jul 1888
      Event Place: Hay, Huron, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 23
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 New Dundee
      Father's Name: Sebastian Smith
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth Smith
      Spouse's Name: Lavina Bossenberry
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Hay
      Spouse's Father's Name: Edward Bossenberry
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Lydia Bossenberry

    6. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Frank Bossenberry - 9 Dec 1940.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1868 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1888 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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